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Exercises on object pronouns (object pronouns)
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Pronouns play an important role in both Russian and English. They allow us to avoid repetition in speech and writing. For example, I like pizza, and she likes it too. Therefore, as soon as the student has figured out the basic construction of simple sentences, there is a need for more complex constructions.
From the point of view of parts of speech, the usual formula looks like a subject + predicate: "I often eat. She barely sleeps". Gradually, new verbs are added to the vocabulary of students, which involve actions directed not at the subject, but at the object: "I told you. Give it to me".
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When are Object pronouns used?
First of all, let's compare personal and object pronouns with examples, and then we'll figure out how often and where the latter occur. As we have already found out, personal pronouns have the nominative case, are the subject, and perform the function of the subject.
You know them as:
- I;
- you;
- she, he, it;
- they;
- we.
Therefore, if we need to tell who does what and when, we use the familiar form: "She goes to school every morning". Although we say to ourselves: “She goes to school every morning”; the ending of the word school does not change in any way.
Unfortunately, this approach does not work with pronouns. To complete your story with a new character and talk about your interaction, you will have to inflect the desired pronoun into the object case.
So familiar pronouns have new forms that need to be remembered:
Personal | Object | Meaning |
---|---|---|
I | Me | Me, me |
You | You | You, you, you |
He | Him | Him, him |
She | Her | Her, her |
It | It | About animals and objects |
We | Us | Us, us |
They | Them | Them, them |
And now we can say a little more:
- I invited them to the dinner.
- I warned you about her.
- I didn't know it.
- Pass it to him.
As you can see, there is a slight pattern in use, most often object pronouns are used after such prepositions:
- to;
- with;
- by;
- from;
- about;
- for;
- around;
- because of.
But still, it is better to focus on the meaning of what was said, understanding where the subject works, and where the appeal to the addition. The theory is greatly simplified in practice. Below you can find various tasks for students to visually explain object pronouns in English.
Tasks for object pronouns for grade 3
When elementary school students are introduced to pronouns, we should have controlled practice and free practice tasks in store for effective memorization and use.
Match personal and object pronouns
I | Them |
He | Us |
She | You |
It | Him |
We | Her |
They | Me |
You | It |
Choose the right option
Where is Jessica? I want to talk to (she / her).
My brothers live in another city. I seldom visit (them / they).
This is Mike. Do you know (him / he)?
I am hungry. Give (I / me) some water.
We’re going running. Do you want to join (we / us)?
I’m talking to you. Please, listen to (I / me).
I don’t know those girls. Do you know (they / them)?
My best friend is very kind. I like (her / she).
(Me / I) can’t open this door. Can you help (I / me)?
Insert the correct pronoun in the object case
I like Misha. Do you like ____?
I love dogs. Do you love ____?
I like my new neighbours. Do you like ____?
I like Diana. Do you like ____?
I don't like spiders. Do you love ____?
I like gadgets. Do you like ____?
I watch YouTube. Do you like ____?
I speak English. Do you like ____?
I like Mr. Harris. Do you like ____?
I like horrors. Do you like ____?
Exercises on Subject and Object pronouns for grade 4
For fourth-graders, the task of using pronouns in context becomes more difficult, since they already own many grammatical structures.
Match the options with the gaps
me him it them me her me you
These rabbits are so cute. I like ___ a lot.
My father lives in Brazil. I never visit ___.
I never watch TV. I hate ___.
Please, listen to ___. He just wants to talk to ___.
Mary is at university. I’ll meet ____ at 6.
Hi, I’m Grace. Do you remember ___?
Your friends invited ___ to a dinner party on Sunday.
Flip sentences to keep meaning and use object pronouns
We know ___ and she knows ___.
He knows you and ___ know ___.
They know us and ___ know ___.
She knows ___ and he knows ___.
You know ___ and I know ___.
We know ___ and they know ___.
Translate and write correctly
Are you gossiping about ___? (обо мне)
Do you trust ___? (ему)
Don’t look at ___! (на это)
He invited ___ on a date. (ее)
They gave ___ good advice. (мне)
Carry is living with ___. (с нами)
Rachel noticed ___ in the street. (меня)
Mike brought this book for ___. (для тебя)
You know ___ very well. (его)
I love ___. (тебя)
We sent a letter to ___. (им)
He wanted to go with ___. (с нами)
Show ___ the color. (мне)
Show the new car to ___. (ей)
Bring ___! (это)
Tell ___ to call me up right now. (ему)
Tell me everything about ___. (о них)
This is for ___. (для вас)
Exercises on object pronouns for grade 5
For fifth graders, the exercises become more interesting and more difficult due to grammar and vocabulary. In grade 5, students should already be familiar with pronouns. But repetition is never superfluous.
Complete the sentences using personal pronouns in the object case
We don’t know that boy. Why is he looking at __________?
How do you know that young handsome man? - I study with __________.
Follow __________, I’ll show you everything.
These budgies are so nice! Can I have ______?
We don’t like this car. We aren’t going to buy _________.
Where are my shoes? I can't find _______.
Where is your brother? I need to see _________.
There are spiders everywhere. I'm very afraid of _______.
Don't wait for _______. I'll be at home at night.
He left Moscow long ago. I haven't seen _______ since 2006.
You can trust _______. I won't let you down.
Fill in the gaps with correct object pronouns
Your father is hungry. Bring ________ something.
Elly has a headache. Give _______ these flowers.
Fred is studying abroad. Write ________ a letter.
I am thirsty. Bring _________ a bottle of water.
Jack is at work. May I take a message for _________.
The kids are hungry. Bring ________ some fruits.
Anton is at home. Ask ________ to come to me.
Replace the italicized nouns with object or personal pronouns
Parents often ask Din to buy food.
Are the classmates ready to start?
My friends spend holidays abroad.
The girl is in the park.
The supervisors are not in the office now.
Mindy and I are good friends.
Is Judy at university now?
Where is the coat?
The scissors are on the table.
The kid is in the garden with Dasha.
Our parents are always happy to see us.
My brother and I are football fans.
Anna knows Denis.
I found the keys on the floor.
The students study every day.
The boy plays basketball every Sunday.
The teacher asks the students.
The students do tests every month.
Object case exercises for grade 6
If children started learning English at least from the 2nd grade, then in the 6th grade they will only have to repeat the main points on basic topics. Not surprising, since new tenses are added to this, as well as conditional sentences. But before you make life difficult for students, make sure that they have learned the fundamental things well.
Fill the gaps
I want to see her but _______doesn’t want to see _______.
They want to see him but _______doesn’t want to see_______.
We want to see you but_______ don’t want to see_______.
She wants to see me but ________don’t want to see _______.
You want to see them but _______ don’t want to see_______.
Fill in the gaps
My mother and I are very lucky. We have got many close friends in the city, and they are all interesting people. Our friend Marcus is a fireman. We see (1) _____ when he isn't busy at the fire station. When we get together with (2) _____, he always tells (3) ______ about his job. Marcus is a very good friend. We like (4) _______ very much. Our friend Anita is an waitress. We see (5) _______, when she isn't working the restaurant. When we have dinner with (6) _______, she always tells (7) ______ about her life. Anita is a very thoughtful friend. We like (8) ______ very much. Our friends Greg and Charli are bloggers. We see (9) ______, when they are not traveling around the world. When we get together with (10) ______, they always tell (11) _____ about their meetings with famous people. Greg and Charli seldom visit (12)______. But we like (13) ____ very much.
Conclusion
As you can see, pronouns in the objective case are not difficult, and are even translated according to the cases we know. But no matter how easy the topic may seem, it will inevitably raise questions and difficulties in spontaneous speech without practice. The exercises that you have learned above will help your students not learn the theory and rules about the use of pronouns, but quickly and confidently decide depending on the context.
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